北京市东城区（南片）2013-2014学年下学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷

本试卷共100分，考试时问120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共五道大题，71分）

一、听力理解。（共12小题；每小题1分，共12分）

听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1小题。

1. How will the boy get to school?

A. By bike. B. Through skiing. C. On foot.

听第2段材料，回答第2小题。

2. What does the teacher want the students to do?

A. Help a new classmate.

B. Prepare for the gym class.

C. Return books to the library.

听第3段材料，回答第3小题。

3. Where might be the man's camera?

A. On the steps. B. In the museum. C. In the pocket of the coat.

听第4段材料，回答第4至6小题。

4. What does the man want to get washed?

5. What's wrong with his jacket?

A. A button is loose. B. Its color has run. C. There is a spot on it.

6. What time will the man get his laundry back tomorrow?

A. At 9:00. B. At 9: 30. C. At 10:00.

听第5段材料，回答第7至9小题。

7. Where is the conversation probably taking place?

A. At a table in the cafeteria.

B. On a sidewalk at school.

C. Inside the art building.

8. What did the boy lose?

A. A library book. B. His homework. C. A watch.

9. According to the conversation, what has not been decided yet?

A. Who is going to study for the test.

B. When the boy will go to the cafeteria.

C. Where a group is going to meet to study.

听第6段材料，回答第10至12小题。

10. Why are the speakers happy when they enter the cafeteria?

A. Their friends are there.

B. There are few people in the line.

C. Their favorite foods are being served today.

11. What do the speakers say about the drinks in the cafeteria?

A. They are expensive.

B. There are fewer hot drinks.

C. There are many kinds to choose from.

12. What does the boy suggest the girl do?

A. Try something new.

B. Read the menu carefully.

C. Order the same meal that he orders.

二、单项填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

13. So many people are running out of that building! I wish I _______ what is happening there.

A. know B. known C. knew D. should know

14. He looked as if he ____________ill for a long time.

A. was B. were C. has been D. had been

15. I don't think ___________possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

A. this B. that C. it D. its

16. It was 1969 ___________the American astronauts succeeded in landing on the moon.

A. that B. when C. on which D. which

17. ___________by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

A. Attracting B. Attracted C. To be attracted D. Having attracted

18. Bird's singing is sometimes a warning to other birds ___________away.

A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. to stay

19. He hurried to the booking office only ___________that all the tickets had been sold out.

A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told

20. —Where do you often see plants and animals that live under the sea?

—___________TV nature programmes.

A. On B. At C. With D. In

21. Sales director is a position___________ communication skill is just as important as sales skills.

A. which B. that C. when D. where

22. When deeply absorbed in work, ___________he often was, he would forget all about eating and sleeping.

A. which B. that C. where D. when

三、完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Setting Sail

Many young people dream about travelling on 23 around the world, but few actually get the 24 to do it. Last year, the call went out for young people 25 in joining the crew of the Gypsy Moth Ⅳ（GMIV）. The boat had originally been 26 by Sir Francis Chichester during his record-breaking 1966 voyage round the world.

Amie Mayers had 27 about the GMIV project at school and was doing work experience at the United Kingdom Sailing Academy when the call for crew went out. She had enjoyed her week of work experience and was 28 about the prospect of doing something she'd never done before, 29 she applied to join the crew, and was accepted. Before setting sail Amie had to make sure she was 30 prepared for her time at sea. Her training included sea survival, health and safety, and 31 the ins and outs of sailing a yacht. Amie wasn't scared throughout the journey. Luckily, she always had another crew member to 32 her company and was under the watchful eye of the skipper.

Amie says her experience at sea changed her life, and it seems it was because 33 after her voyage she was 34 a scholarship by the UKSA. She is now training to become a professional watersports instructor. "I'm very, very 35 of what I've done," says Amie. She now wants others to take any opportunities for challenging experiences that 36 their way. "Grab the opportunity with both hands, because 37 you're going to regret it," she says.

23. A. oceans B. lands C. mountains D. deserts

24. A. possibility B. chance C. moment D. occasion

25. A. willing B. attracted C. eager D. interested

26. A. sailed B. made C. created D. conquered

27. A. gathered B. heard C. grasped D. found

28. A. keen B. fond C. excited D. fascinated

29. A. that B. as C. so D. then

30. A. properly B. accurately C. rightly D. precisely

31. A. in fact B. with regard to C. no doubt D. of course

32. A. take B. keep C. provide D. mind

33. A. recently B. soon C. quickly D. little

34. A. rewarded B. assigned C. awarded D. donated

35. A. proud B. satisfied C. delighted D. pleased

36. A. get B. fall C. appear D. come

37. A. else B. unless C. without D. otherwise

四、阅读理解。（共12小题；每小题2分，共24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

It is well known that the building development company Cityspace wants to knock down the existing seafront sports club in Layton and replace it with a leisure centre that will consist of a multiscreen cinema, restaurants and an entertainment centre. But a local action group has promised to fight the ? 30 million redevelopment of the sports club, which has provided family facilities for over 25 years.

The action group was set up three weeks after the project was announced. Members of the group argue that the new centre will be too big and will totally change the way the town looks. They also dislike the removal of sports facilities from the centre and the change to less healthy activities such as video games and films. Apart from the size of the project, they say that the 550 parking spaces provided will be too few and parking will become more difficult as a result.

Local hotel owners have welcomed the project, but action group says that in general it will only have a bad effect on the neighborhood. According to one group member it will result in up to 4000 people being around Layton seafront late at night. "A lot of old people and families live nearby," he explained. A meeting is being held tonight to discuss the plans.

38. What is the writer trying to do in the article?

A. Show why the new leisure centre is needed.

B. Give her own opinion about the new leisure centre.

C. Describe the arguments against the new leisure centre.

D. Suggest where the new leisure centre should be built.

39. What does the action group think about the new leisure centre?

A. It will not be right for the area. B. It will cost too much to build.

C. It will not attract enough people. D. It will provide little entertainment.

40. Which group of people is keen on having the new leisure centre?

A. People working in the hotel. B. People who do a lot of sport.

C. People who come into Layton by car. D. People living near the seafront.

41. What would be a good headline for the article?

A. Action Group Changes its Mind

B. Good News for Cityspace

C. Seafront Invaded by Crowds Again

D. Leisure Plans Under Attack

B

Each food we eat tastes different, and there are untold numbers of different tastes. Still, all flavors are based on just four basic tastes: sweet, bitter, salty, and sour. Some food experts argue there is a fifth basic taste called umami（a Japanese word that can be translated roughly as "tasty" or "savory"）, but this theory remains controversial. Regardless of whether there are four or five basic tastes, the number is small.

How can so few basic tastes give rise to the enormous number of flavors we experience? This is possible because the basic tastes combine in different proportions. Compare this to colors. There are only three basic colors—yellow, red, and blue—but when mixed in different ways and proportions, these three basic colors are sufficient to create the vast array of colors that we see every day.

Apart from being influenced by different combinations of the basic tastes, the experience of taste is also enriched by other sensations, such as odor and temperature. These functions together produce what we recognize as unique tastes. In fact, what we perceive as taste often involves smell more than the taste experienced through the tongue. This is why foods with strong tastes often seem bland to people who, due to a stuffy nose, cannot smell them. For example, cinnamon tastes quite mild to people who cannot enjoy its fragrant smell. The same is true of drinks, like hot coffee or tea, which taste best when they can be smelled as well as tasted.

What can also contribute to the sensation of taste is our ability to feel pain. The reason why hot, spicy foods like chili peppers are tasty is that they affect the lingual nociceptors. Nociceptors are small areas on the surface of the body that hel